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NBA basketball can be hard under the best of circumstances. When you’re the 14-28 Orlando Magic, that difficulty rises a few notches. Especially when you’re playing against Kemba Walker, Marcus Smart, and a Boston Celtics squad that decides to do an impersonation of the Harlem Globetrotters, well, then things get really difficult. This game is […]

The Boston Celtics suffered another loss on Friday night against the Sacramento Kings and they are searching for answers to their struggles. Amid Boston’s woes in the regular season, Marcus Smart revealed that off-court issues could be leading to problems for the Celtics. “Yeah those things affect the team, but for us, we got to […]

Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart has been on a minutes restriction since coming back from a calf injury. It’s a relatively new sight for fans, as they’re used to seeing the guard grind it out for almost the entirety of the game. According to head coach Brad Stevens, however, Smart’s minutes ultimately depends on his […]

Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart returned to the court Thursday night against the Brooklyn Nets, more than five weeks and 18 games since he last played. While Brad Stevens and the rest of the coaching staff held the two-way sparkplug for the Celtics on a minutes restriction to ease him back into the rhythm of […]

Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart has recently spoken out about his team’s forgettable performance over the first half of the season. The veteran guard provided an honest assessment of why he believes the Celtics struggled over the first few months of the season. According to Smart, who himself was forced to sit out a significant […]

With the NBA All-Star break officially over, the regular season resumes on Wednesday. For the Boston Celtics, they play their first game after the break against the Brooklyn Nets with some significant news. Marcus Smart plans to return to the lineup after an 18-game absence due to a calf injury, giving the Celtics the boost […]

Former NBA star Gary Payton was one of the best all-around players to ever step on the court. The Glove made nine All-NBA Defensive teams in his career, while also making nine All-Star Game appearances. Payton clearly played a different time when the game was more physical and refs didn’t play such a vital part […]

Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart is unlikely to return to the court before the All-Star break due to a lingering left calf strain, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski is reporting. The Celtics guard sustained the injury in a match against the Los Angeles Lakers on Jan. 30. While he had recently begun traveling with the team again […]

Celtics veteran Marcus Smart is bummed out for missing Boston’s last six games. Still, the 26-year-old defensive dynamo says he’s thankful the calf injury he sustained last month isn’t more serious, per The Athletic’s Jay King. Marcus Smart: “Thank God it wasn’t my Achilles or anything worse.” — Jay King (@ByJayKing) February 13, 2021 Smart […]

Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart is having a strong year so far, averaging career highs in points and assists. But Smart suffered a setback when he went down with a calf injury in the Celtics’ 96-95 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday. The 26-year-old suffered the non-contact injury in the fourth quarter of […]

Marcus Smart suffered a lower leg injury late in Saturday’s showdown between the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers, causing concern from the team. But after fears of a major injury, Celtics fans can now breathe a sigh of relief. According to The Athletic’s Shams Charania, Smart sustained a calf strain and will miss some […]

Marcus Smart exited early in the fourth quarter of the Boston Celtics’ showdown with the Los Angeles Lakers. The defensive anchor went down with a non-contact leg injury and hobbled his way to the locker room. https://twitter.com/TheHoopCentral/status/1355718436760940544?s=20 It was definitely not the sight that Celtics fans want to see. Marcus Smart left after playing 26 […]

Boston Celtics swingman Jaylen Brown has been showing out with huge performances and is currently on a roll in the early stages of the 2020-2021 NBA season. Apparently, his teammate in Marcus Smart turned is a key to his impressive outings early on. According to NBC Sports, Brown is currently the seventh leading scorer in […]

Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart slammed Joel Embiid by calling him a flopper. As expected, the Philadelphia 76ers big man had a sharp retort. Per Derek Bodner of The Athletic, Embiid retaliated to Smart’s criticism by telling the Celtics guard to look at himself in the mirror. “Marcus Smart just told me that I flail […]

The Boston Celtics are coming off a thrilling victory over the Detroit Pistons, but they sustained an injury to one of their key starters. According to Brian Robb of the Boston Sports Journal, Marcus Smart has been ruled out for Monday night’s game versus the Toronto Raptors due to a thumb injury. Celtics have ruled […]

Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum may be the face of the team, but the two believe Marcus Smart is the most important player for the Boston Celtics. Not only is Smart the longest-tenured player, but Brown and Tatum acknowledge him as the “heart and soul” of the squad. After the Celtics’ 122-120 win over the […]

The Boston Celtics were able to walk away with a clutch 122-120 victory against the Detroit Pistons on Sunday. The final seconds that sealed the Celtics’ victory came down to some heroic plays from Jayson Tatum on both ends of the floor. One of the more impressive moments was Tatum’s last-minute jump shot while defended […]

The Boston Celtics are off to a surprisingly super slow start, as they are 3-3 to start the season. However, this start was to be expected, according to head coach Brad Stevens. Jay King of The Athletic captured Stevens thoughts on the Celtics’ performance so far in this tweet: Brad Stevens said the Celtics choppy […]

Judging by the most recent turn of events, Boston Celtics fans and everyone else in the NBA can see that James Harden really wants out of the Houston Rockets organization sooner rather than later. The Beard has once again reportedly added two new teams to his wish list of destinations, including the Boston Celtics and […]

The Boston Celtics are going to be without Kemba Walker to begin the season, which means Marcus Smart will likely draw the start at point guard. While speaking to reporters, Smart pinpointed what he needs to do while Walker is sidelined for the Celtics. “I just need to continue to keep making plays for others […]

The Boston Celtics have thrived in today’s so-called position-less era, with the brilliance of coach Brad Stevens playing a huge part. Still, there’s still some cause for concern with starting point guard Kemba Walker still not 100% heading into the new NBA season. Walker’s bothersome knee has forced Stevens to seek playmaking elsewhere, using both […]

The Boston Celtics have made it to the Eastern Conference Finals three times in the last four years. At this point, it’s hard to deny that anything less than a trip to the NBA Finals is going to be a disappointment for this squad. For his part, Celtics star Jaylen Brown believes that this will […]

This short offseason seems to have been enough time for Boston Celtics players Jayson Tatum and Marcus Smart to gauge the performance of the new additions to their team. Both of them are in agreement that rookie Payton Pritchard will make an impact this season. Pritchard was the 22nd overall pick by the Celtics in […]

For the first time in his NBA career, Tristan Thompson will be playing for a different team after signing a two-year, $19 million deal with the Boston Celtics. Thompson spent the first nine seasons of his career with the Cleveland Cavaliers. The 29-year-old big man is ready to help the Celtics next season, and he’s already […]

Amid the Boston Celtics‘ failed draft transactions and Gordon Hayward’s departure, latest rumors reveal that the team is open to trading guard Marcus Smart. David Aldridge of The Athletic highlighted the Celtics’ future will be centered around Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown—both of whom inked long-term extensions. While Smart has played a pivotal role for […]

Danny Ainge and the Boston Celtics have been quite involved in trade talks ahead of Wednesday night’s NBA Draft. The Celtics reportedly offered Gordon Hayward and all of their first-round picks to the New Orleans Pelicans in exchange for Jrue Holiday before the Pelicans sent Holiday to the Milwaukee Bucks. Wednesday, it was reported that […]

Boston Celtics star Marcus Smart is the latest athlete to share his story about his personal experience on racial profiling in America. Smart opened up about the incident in an essay he wrote for The Players Tribune published on Monday. In his article, the 26-year-old defense-first guard recalled an encounter from a few years back […]

Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart shared what he felt when he was separated from his family and isolated within the confines of a hotel room in Walt Disney World: “I was totally ready for it to suck, I’m not gonna lie. But you know what? The bubble, it actually turned out to be … pretty […]

After the Boston Celtics’ season came to a disappointing end on Sunday, the team is now looking toward what’s ahead. Jayson Tatum and Marcus Smart are leading the way in this respect, with the two stars already talking about what the future holds for the Cs. According to Smart, there’s nowhere else to go from […]

Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart was the main instigator for the post-Game 2 locker room blowup. This happened right after the Celtics suffered another disappointing loss to the Miami Heat in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals, and at that point, they had just gone down 2-0 in the series. Smart spoke openly about […]

Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart has finally opened up about that infamous locker room explosion following their Game 2 defeat to the Miami Heat. Smart was at the center of the verbal altercation, with the feisty guard reportedly involved in a heated exchange with Jaylen Brown, among others. Speaking to Sam Amick of The Athletic, Smart […]

Marcus Smart is many things: A tough defender, a passionate leader, a loving son, and a success story. But maybe we should also add one more – weatherman? Asked about their cloudy start in the NBA Eastern Conference Finals, the Boston Celtics guard told Celtics.com’s Taylor Snow: “Before you see the rainbow, it has to […]

New Orleans Pelicans veteran JJ Redick just nominated two notorious floppers to his own All-NBA Flop Team. According to the 36-year-old sharpshooter, the biggest floppers in the NBA right now are Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart and Los Angeles Clippers energy ball Patrick Beverley. “The obvious ones that stick out are like Marcus Smart and […]

It appears all is well with the Boston Celtics again after the team won Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Miami Heat. In fact, Marcus Smart and Enes Kanter were spotted enjoying their off day on Monday with some pool action. There was also some wrestling involved. Check it out: more chemistry […]

The Boston Celtics saw much success during Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals with the convenient return of Gordon Hayward. Monday, Celtics guard Marcus Smart gave his opinion on Hayward’s return from a Grade 3 ankle sprain: Marcus Smart on Gordon Hayward's return: "It just shows the type of team we can be. Gordon […]

Miami Heat point guard Goran Dragic has been one of the hottest players in the 2020 playoffs, but Marcus Smart and the Boston Celtics held him to just 11 points in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals. Dragic only shot 2-of-10 from the field and 1-of-5 from beyond the arc in the Celtics’ 11-point […]

Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart had an interesting adjective to describe the scene in the locker room following the team’s Game 2 loss to the Miami Heat. Smart reportedly got into it with Celtics swingman Jaylen Brown after the game, leading to a “late-night meeting” involving Smart, Brown, Kemba Walker, Jayson Tatum and head coach […]

The Boston Celtics finally got on the board in the Eastern Conference Finals with a wire-to-wire victory over the Miami Heat in Game 3. In response to all the negative chatter the Celtics received between Game 2 and Saturday, Enes Kanter sent out a simple message to all the haters using a Marcus Smart and […]

Much has been made about the Boston Celtics’ post-game shouting match following their Game 2 defeat to the Miami Heat on Thursday night. As it turns out, Celtics point guard Kemba Walker played a key role in diffusing the tense situation which reportedly centered around Marcus Smart and Jaylen Brown. According to a report by […]